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* Image manipulation, creation, and editing, as well as logo design | * Image manipulation, creation, and editing, as well as logo design | ||
* Community management | * Community management, cat herding, and damage mitigation | ||
* Article writing, editing, and review | * Article writing, editing, and review | ||
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* Complex vector image editing and icon creation, and vectorisations of raster images | * Complex vector image editing and icon creation, and vectorisations of raster images | ||
* Local meetup and events coordination | * Local meetup and events coordination | ||
== Miscellaneous projects == | == Miscellaneous projects == | ||
; Synapse - An app for online education participation (2013) | ; Synapse - An app for online education participation (2013) | ||
* | * Creating layout prototypes for different use cases | ||
* | * Conducting live product testing against existing solutions | ||
; Easy Events - A website and app for finding and scheduling events based on location (2013) | ; Easy Events - A website and app for finding and scheduling events based on location (2013) | ||
* | * Evaluating target market reception based on user interview and product pitch responses | ||
* | * Interaction mockups and component design | ||
; Dead Poet Jokes - A random joke database that | ; [http://garden.zaori.org/jokes/ Dead Poet Jokes] - A random joke database that shows jokes based on viewer interest (2012) | ||
* | * Interface and layout design, as well as component styles | ||
* | * Team coordination | ||
; Herd Life - An app for finding and coordinating events within a local community (2012) | ; Herd Life - An app for finding and coordinating events within a local community (2012) | ||
* | * Setting up affinity diagrams for persona development, and performing iterative testing with personas | ||
* | * Setting up surveys and finding participants, both online and in-person | ||
* Testing prototypes through cognitive interviews | |||
Revision as of 17:04, 21 October 2014
Predominantly a font-end designer and MediaWiki developer. I do stuff. It's 2014.
Skills and tools
- Programming languages/markup: Python, PHP, JavaScript, Java, C, SQL, HTML, CSS, LESS, SVG
- Version control: SVN, Git
- Graphics tools: The GIMP, Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq Mockups, pencil and paper, more inkscape
- Testing methods: Interviews, surveys, general discussion, persona and heuristic evaluation, A/B testing, UserTesting.com
Education
- CU Boulder - Bachelor of Science Computer Science (Human-Centered Computing track) - 2013
- Studies in algorithms, computer systems, software engineering
- Studies in psychology with an emphasis on neuroscience and human-computer interaction
- Studies in 2D, 3D, and user experience design
Work experience
Wikimedia Foundation
- Design intern - Flow (2013)
- Testing for usability problems with the existing interface
- Component wireframes and high-fidelity interactive designs for initial testing
- Design changes to ease transitions between different interface styles
Quest Product Development
- General assistant (2007 - 2009)
- Quality assurance testing, database sanitisation, and other tasks
Freelance work (2011 - 2013)
- Art commissions and logo design
- Website building and updates
Volunteer work
MediaWiki
- Volunteer developer (2011 - present)
- Skin development and design
- Extensions for remote authentication and database imports, screenplay formatting, others
- Google Summer of Code mentoring and project coordination
ShoutWiki
- Head of User Experience (2013-present)
- Extension, tool, and branding design and review
- Skin and extension maintenance and upstream coordination with MediaWiki core projects
Uncyclopedia
- Director of Semi-visible Operations (Uncyclomedia) (2013 - present)
- Project management of system and server administration
- Prerelease testing and live deployments
- Interface and tool development in response to user needs and upstream changes
- Editor and administrator (2010 - present)
- Image manipulation, creation, and editing, as well as logo design
- Community management, cat herding, and damage mitigation
- Article writing, editing, and review
Wikipedia
- Editor (2010 - present)
- Copyediting and template editing and creation
- Complex vector image editing and icon creation, and vectorisations of raster images
- Local meetup and events coordination
Miscellaneous projects
- Synapse - An app for online education participation (2013)
- Creating layout prototypes for different use cases
- Conducting live product testing against existing solutions
- Easy Events - A website and app for finding and scheduling events based on location (2013)
- Evaluating target market reception based on user interview and product pitch responses
- Interaction mockups and component design
- Dead Poet Jokes - A random joke database that shows jokes based on viewer interest (2012)
- Interface and layout design, as well as component styles
- Team coordination
- Herd Life - An app for finding and coordinating events within a local community (2012)
- Setting up affinity diagrams for persona development, and performing iterative testing with personas
- Setting up surveys and finding participants, both online and in-person
- Testing prototypes through cognitive interviews
